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A false-positive screening for breast cancer may reduce the
likelihood of a woman returning for her next planned mammogram if her prior test
was within one and three years, a study at the University of North Carolina has
found.
Interestingly, however, the findings also suggest that a woman
has a higher likelihood to return if her prior mammogram...
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A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that activity trackers (eg, Fitbits) can be used to track patients' symptoms and overall functional status after a serious medical procedure. The study is published online in the journal Quality of Life Research . Researchers used Fitbits to monitor the physical activity of 32...
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